Books
The 1960s Photographer Who Documented the Peace Sign as a Political Symbol
Jim Marshall photographed the spread of the peace sign between 1961 and 1968, with his images now published for the first time by Reel Art Press.
Photography
Books
Photographing the Strange Normalcy of Israel's Ubiquitous Bomb Shelters
For Architecture of an Existential Threat, Adam Reynolds spent three years photographing some of Israel's 1 million bomb shelters.
Art
A Hidden Flaneur Who Records the Minutiae of Street Life
Mikiko Hara made a conscious decision to discard reliance on the viewfinder, which led to a body of work that is true to her intention to capture street life as a continuous process.
Books
25 Years of Photographing the Human Skull
Lynn Stern's 25 years of skull photographs are compiled in a new book, which considers the art historical context of this vision of death.
History
The Seductive Currents of Electricity Pylons
In 1,000 historic photographs of electricity pylons shared by the Science Museum in London, a complex symbol of human progress rises above the landscape.
Books
Revisiting the Greenbelt Towns, a Forgotten 1930s Attempt at American Utopia
Photographer Jason Reblando explored the 1930s Greenbelt Towns, a Great Depression attempt at communal living, for his series New Deal Utopias.
Art
Photographs Revisit the Places Terminally Ill Patients Chose to See Before They Died
"Once visited by these terminal patients, these places aren’t just places anymore, they turn into monuments," artist Hrair Sarkissian said of his Last Scene project.
History
Digitized Photos by Julia Margaret Cameron, 19th-Century Pioneer of the Soft Focus
Bodleian Libraries digitized over 100 photographs by 19th-century photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, who brought a dreamy softness to her images.
Books
A Photographer's Infrared Journey to the Island of the Colorblind
Photographer Sanne de Wilde's The Island of the Colorblind investigates a Pacific atoll where an unusually high percentage of the population has total color blindness.
Art
An Artist's Fraught Portraits with Her Bodybuilder Father
In a series of photographs with her father, Polish artist Aneta Bartos pushes, teases, and challenges our notions of families, bodies, and sexuality.
Art
Japanese Playgrounds at Night
Photographer Kito Fujio has spent the last three years traveling his country to capture its playful, surreal, and organic playground equipment.
In Brief
X-Rays of Degas Sculptures Illuminate His Unconventional Process
Conservation scientists at the Fitzwilliam Museum shed some light on the everyday objects forming the armatures of three surviving beeswax sculptures.